Measurement of ZnSe–GaAs(110) and ZnSe–Ge(110) heterojunction band discontinuities by x‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)

Autor: E. A. Kraut, S. P. Kowalczyk, J. R. Waldrop, R. W. Grant
Rok vydání: 1982
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Zdroj: Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology. 21:482-485
ISSN: 0022-5355
DOI: 10.1116/1.571684
Popis: X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy was used to study the growth and energy‐band alignment of ZnSe–GaAs(110) and ZnSe–Ge(110) heterojunctions. The ZnSe–GaAs heterojunctions were formed by growing ZnSe on GaAs(110). Growth temperatures were varied to produce both epitaxial and nonepitaxial interfaces. For ZnSe grown at ∠300 °C on GaAs(110), the valence‐ band discontinuity ΔEv was 0.96 eV; for ZnSe deposited at room temperature and crystallized at ∠300 °C, ΔEv is 1.10 eV. The Ge–ZnSe(110) interfaces were formed by depositing Ge(ZnSe) on ZnSe(Ge)(110) at room temperature, followed by ∠300 °C crystallization. The corresponding ΔEv’s were 1.52 and 1.29 eV, respectively. Our measured ΔEv values for epitaxial heterojunctions are compared with the predictions of theoretical models. Our results demonstrate that substantial interface structure dependent contributions to ΔEv can occur at Ge–ZnSe(110) and GaAs– ZnSe(110) heterojunctions.
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